Former NFL Player Aaron Hernandez Dead From Suicide In Prison, Officials Say

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BOSTON (CBS Information) – Former NFL participant and convicted killer Aaron Hernandez killed himself in jail in a single day, Correctional authorities stated early Wednesday morning.

A press release from the Massachusetts Division of Correction learn:

On April 19, 2017 Aaron Hernandez was found hanged in his cell by corrections officers on the Souza Baranowski Correctional Middle in Shirley Massachusetts at roughly three:05 a.m., lifesaving methods have been tried on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster the place he was pronounced lifeless at four:07 a.m. by a doctor on the hospital. Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a common inhabitants housing unit. Mr. Hernandez hanged himself using a mattress sheet that he hooked up to his cell window. Mr. Hernandez additionally tried to dam his door from the within by jamming the door with numerous gadgets. The Massachusetts State Police are on scene and the investigation continues. Mr. Hernandez’s subsequent of kin have been notified.

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